Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Alburninae
Etymology: longinasus:The specific epithet, used as a noun in apposition, is derived from the Latin longus (long) and nasus (snout), alluding to the presence of a long snout (length greater than eye diameter) compared with all other congeners.

Size / Weight / Age

Analsoft rays: 13 - 14;
Vertebrae: 40 - 41. A species of Metzia with a superior mouth, 43 or 44 lateral-line scales, a long snout (length 31.7–37.0% of HL); a long head (length 27.2–30.8% of SL), 10 or 11 branched anal-fin rays, and absence of a longitudinal black band extending along each side of body from extremity of gill opening to caudal-fin base.